Car-door hook.



PATENTED DEC. 24, 1907.

T." LENNOX. OAR DOOR HOOK. APPLICATION FILED DBO.31.1904.

as at present constructedare not capable of UNITED STATES PATENT oFFron'rALBor LENNOX, OF CHICAGO, iLLINors, ASSIGNOR To ueonmn-oumnnos nanome-TUBING COMPANY, OF omoaeo, rumors, a CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

can-noon noon Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 34, 1907.

I application tiled December 31.1904. Serial No. 239.156.

To all 'it may concern:

' Be it known that I, TALBOT LENN X, a

citizen of 'the United States, residing at in inventionrelates to hooksfor grainoar doors, and has for its object to provide a new and im rovedhook capable of performing all the unotions of the hook 'atpresent.

in use, but. which will also be ada ted'to swing longitudinallyof thecar. Suc hooks swinging longitudinally, and as thev hang down aconsiderabledistance from the roof of the car, they are apt to bedamaged when the car is loaded with lumber, or freight other than rain.

' I accomplish my object as illustrated in the drawings and ashereinafter described;

What I regard as new is set forth inathe claims.

In the accompanying drawdng's,Figure 1 is a artial cross-sectional viewof a grainoarz .i 2 is a perspective viewof my improved hook; Fig. 3 isa perspective view of;

the lowerportion of the hook; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionon line-lei of Fig. l.

' Referring to the drawings,-5. indicates,

one of the roof-timbers; 6 one of the d0orposts; 7, the car-door; and 8,one oi the supports or guides with which the upper edge of the door isconnected and alongwhich .it moves when raised to its inoperative orhorizontal position. Preferabi v, such guide is of the constructionshown in myapplication of even date herewith, but it may be of any otherapproved construction.

9 indicates the hook, which, as shown.

comprises a-'Ushaped.memher, 10 adapted to be pivoted to theroof-timbers") or other suitable support. as shownin Fig"; 4,in' whichllindicafes the pivot of said member. The member 10 has lugs '12 at theside next to the car-door, which are arranged "to be struck by the-edge:of thedoor when it is raised to its horizontal position,therebythrgwingthe'lo'weror retaining member of the hook under the lower edge of thedoor.

Said member 10 is provided with a seat in its lower or horizontalportion 13, which seat is y adapted to receive the'pivot-rod 14 of theretaining-member 15 of the hook. Said retammg-member is best shown inFig. 3,

from which it will be seen that it has an upwardly-projecting finger orhook 16, and also lugs 17 in which thepivot-rod is secured.

By arrangingthe pivot-rod as shown, the

retainingmember may he slipped over one of the wings of the upper memberand fitted in its seat, as shown in Fig; 2.- To retain the pivot-rod Hin place,lugs 18 are provided at opposite sides of its seat, which areadapted to be folded over said pivot-rod in the manner. shown in Fig. 4.

By -the construction described, it will be observed that the hook as awhole may. swing toward and from thedoor in the usual way -both" membersof the hook swinging as a unit, since the retaining-member is freetoswing upon an which is perpendicular to the axis of the hook as awhole. Said retaining me mber may, however, be swung longitudinally ofthe car, and consequently is not apt to be injured if accidentallystruck. So far as I am aware, no one has heretofore vided a car-doorhook having this invention is not limited to the specific constructionillustrated, exceptin so tar as itally,"tl1e subject -matter of thebroader claims. p

Wihat l claim as my invention and desire .to secure by Letters'Patentis,-

1. The combination with-a car, of a. cardoor hook having an upper memberpivotally connected with the upper portion of the car, and having an armprojecting'toward the car door, and a lower retaining member rvotaliconnected with said upper memher and arranged to swing in a plane lyingat an angle. with the plane of movement of the upper member,

*2. The combination with a car, of a hook comprising an upper memberpivotally mounted in the upper portion of the car to swing towardandfrom the car door, and havmg'an arm pro ecting toward the car r doubiepivotal movement, and therefore my is particularly claimed, but.includes, generio y idocr, @d m Iowm: retaining member ivot- I so as toswing only longitudinally bf the i 'ailly'onnect'd wlth the up er mam atso car, said lower member having a retaining 10 'as to 0 the car. f hookadapted to engage the door. V meempris' 'm'u 'r, 5 member mangedtoiw'ingtawaz' and";15 1 531 1 TALBOT LENNOX thjcar-door and an aria projectingwitliesses; I

gmward, the door, and a lower member piv- JgcKsoN,

iijtfillyc nnected-with said upper membaf.

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